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Bird dropping skipper

Milanion sp

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Description:

dark butterfly

Species ID Suggestions

Bird-dropping Skipper

Milanion sp.

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Comments (2)
KarenSaxton
What a horrible name for such a cute little guy. And Hesperidae are among my favorites - but I have so much trouble with ID's. I still have no clue what the ones are that live near my house in Oregon
bayucca
Hesperiidae, Pyrginae, Milanion sp., there are at least 7 species around in your area and all are very similar to almost identical. I cannot tell you for sure which one it is. Maybe an ID is only possible with DNA.

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